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O'Malley Names Special Secretary On Minority Affairs

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- Gov. Martin O'Malley has appointed Zenita Wickham-Hurley as special secretary of the Governor's Office of Minority Affairs.

O'Malley announced the appointment on Thursday.

Wickham-Hurley will assume her new role on Feb. 29. She will oversee efforts to expand opportunities for minority and women-owned businesses in the state.

Since 2007, she has served as the director of the Office of Minority Business Enterprise at the Maryland Department of Transportation.

(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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